Saturday, April 7, 2007

Are You a 99%er?

Yesterday was moving day for us from Arizona to Utah. Our route took us through Flagtaff, AZ, then north through Monument Valley.


If you have never driven through Monument Valley, we recommend it! The Navajo Nation bills it as the 8th Wonder of the World, and while I don't know about the validity of that claim, the monoliths are spectacular.

My comments today concern the trashing of America...especially along the roadways. Highway ditches are full of plastic bottles, cans, plastic bags, and just about every other type of trash you can think of. Many states are poor about providing trash cans along the roadways, and I figure about 1% or less of travelers just toss out their trash instead of disposing of it properly...after all, who cares? Obviously state governments don't!

It appears that some states would rather pay prison guards, buy fuel for transportation, pay for the wear and tear on equipment, and whatever other supplemental costs are involved in trash pickup along roadways instead of putting in a few dumpsters. On our RV camping trip to Alaska last summer, even 100 miles from the closest town in Canada, you could find a roadside trash barrel.

Wake up Americans! You want the best services, but nobody wants to pay for them. You can help states and our country out by taking your trash to a proper waste facility, and the money states save on that might be used in a manner that will benefit you directly!

Are you part of the 1% that causes the rest of us to waste our time picking up after you or fixing what you screwed up and left behind? I hope not!

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